Based on various Supreme Court rulings,provisions in the Bill of Rights fundamental to the "American scheme of justice" are applicable to the States via the ______ Amendment.

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The Fourteenth Amendment explicitly states that no state shall deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law, nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. This has been interpreted by the Supreme Court as incorporating certain provisions of the Bill of Rights (such as freedom of speech, religion, and the press) as applicable to the states.

Based on Various Supreme Court Rulings,provisions in the Bill of Rights